Compliance With Universal Precautions Among Emergency Department Personnel Caring for Trauma Patients

Evanoff, Bradley; Kim, Lynn; Mutha, Sunita; Jeffe, Donna B.; Haase, Carolyn; Andereck, Debbie; Fraser, Victoria J.

doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70389-6

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“…Medical students and residents are actively taught about hand hygiene expectations, and its importance is emphasized on a monthly basis. Although compliance may wane with experience, 6,7 this preconception in our hospital is not supported by our data, and age was not related to compliance in this study. Notably, we selected age 50 as our cutoff because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its first hand hygiene guidelines in 1985.…”

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Specialty, but Not Age, Is Related to Provider Hand Hygiene Compliance

Modak

Rajput²,

Seemungal

et al. 2016

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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confidence: 69%

Specialty, but Not Age, Is Related to Provider Hand Hygiene Compliance

Modak

Rajput²,

Seemungal

et al. 2016

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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“…However, there is sometimes a high rate of non-compliance among health workers and this may be due to a lack of understanding among them on how to properly use protective barriers [32]. In addition, non-compliance among health workers is associated with insufficient knowledge, workload, forgetfulness, workplace safety and the insight that colleagues also failed to follow [33,34].…”

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Knowledge, Awareness and Compliance with Standard Precautions among Health Workers in North Eastearn Nigeria

Abdulraheem¹

2012

J Community Med Health Edu

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Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of various occupational hazards in the hospital, including exposure to blood borne infections such as Human Immuno -deficiency Virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C virus (HBV and HCV) infection from sharps injuries and contact with body fluids. Compliance on the part of Healthcare workers (HCWs) with standard precautions has been recognized as being an efficient means to prevent and control healthcareassociated infections.

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“…There appears to be a variation in the compliance rate of universal precautions by different healthcare workers of the trauma team. 4,5 These studies have been conducted in trauma centres in US and have not included the specific compliance rates of universal precautions by orthopaedic surgeons.…”

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“…Several methods have been reported including video-taping trauma management scenarios, which have been shown to increase universal precautions compliance rates significantly. 4,16 The best method seems to be the setting of rigid protocols. 5 Universal precautions' compliance to prevent the transmission of blood-borne infection through mucocutaneous contact such as the eyes and mouth was poor.…”

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“…The presence of visible blood in trauma resuscitation has been shown to increase the compliance of universal precautions. 4,5 Less than 33% of trauma patients infected with HIV had been correctly identified during a trauma resuscitation; hence, trainees' own attempts at identifying high-risk patients are unreliable. 18 Trainees, in general, are exposing themselves to blood-borne infections by inadequate protection of their mucocutaneous surfaces especially their eyes.…”

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Universal Precaution Compliance by Orthopaedic Trauma Team Members in a Major Trauma Resuscitation Scenario

Sundaram

Parkinson

2007

annals

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INTRODUCTION We determined the compliance rates of orthopaedic trauma team members in applying universal precautions in major trauma resuscitation scenarios and the availability of universal precautions in accident and emergency (A&E) departments throughout England.MATERIALS AND METHODS A national telephone survey was implemented contacting the first on-call orthopaedic surgeon and A&E departments in hospital trusts accepting major trauma throughout England. A questionnaire was employed to ascertain current practice, experience and availability of universal precautions when managing a major trauma patient. RESULTS Overall, 112 first on-call orthopaedic surgeons and 99 A&E departments responded. There was good compliance for using gloves (99%) and aprons (86%). There was poor compliance in using eye protectors (21%), face masks (18%), shoe covers (4%) and head caps (4%). Trainees applied universal precautions according to the level of risk they subjectively perceived. All A&E departments had gloves and aprons but the availability of the other universal precautions was less. Of trainees, 76 reported that all universal precautions were not readily available in the A&E department.CONCLUSION Orthopaedic trauma team members are very compliant in using gloves and aprons, but should be more compliant in using eye protectors. It is questionable whether face masks, head caps and shoe covers need to be used in all trauma scenarios. In general, universal precautions should be more available in the A&E departments. There should be better communication between A&E departments and the trauma team regarding the availability of universal precautions.

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Compliance With Universal Precautions Among Emergency Department Personnel Caring for Trauma Patients

Cited by 66 publications

References 16 publications

Specialty, but Not Age, Is Related to Provider Hand Hygiene Compliance

Specialty, but Not Age, Is Related to Provider Hand Hygiene Compliance

Knowledge, Awareness and Compliance with Standard Precautions among Health Workers in North Eastearn Nigeria

Universal Precaution Compliance by Orthopaedic Trauma Team Members in a Major Trauma Resuscitation Scenario

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